The Berlin-based singer, choir director and arranger studied jazz singing and arrangement at the Leipzig Academy of Music. Being a flexible vocal artist between bass, tenor and vocal percussion, he is on stage with Tanja Pannier in the a cappella duo Klangbezirk. At the University of the Arts Berlin, Matthias Knoche teaches choral conducting in the field of jazz and pop, is internationally in demand as an arranger, and gives workshops and coaching for choirs, choir directors, and ensembles.